The Queen of Dyrad is very welcoming. She is a dignified being and a strong one. I can tell that she could easily defeat the three of us if she wanted to. I wonder how she will fare against Khamisah, Dana, Nar and Sas. But that's just a random thought, a thought that I hope is not true.
To answer my question, Alraune are a subspecies of Dyrad. Alraune are spirits more closely associated with flowers than with trees. There are also subspecies of Dyrad that live in fruit, called Epimelides. However, if you call them Dyrad, it's still acceptable.
"You are still unable to awaken your blessing, dear blessed child" [Queen of Dyrad].
"I can't. Even with Master Merlin's help, the best I can do now is speak with the Blessing within me occasionally. I even learn some of the witch's arts, but to no avail" [Diana].
"Understandable. You're blessed by several powerful blessings, unfortunately, I couldn't sense the Time Fairy Maleficent, the Life and Death Fairy Banshee, and the Sun Fairy Stella" [Queen of Dyrad]
"Maleficent's blessing is currently in Aunt Amleth. I'm not sure about the other two" [Diana].
"Aunt Amleth... Sorry to interrupt, but by Aunt Amleth, did you mean Her Highness Queen Amleth herself?" [Farhana]
"AHHHHH! Please! Keep it a secret! Please!" [Diana]
"Sigh... My mouth is sealed" [Farhana]
I really couldn't believe it. I am telling Auntie Amleth's secret on a whim. I'm sure Sister Farhana would keep it a secret, but I can't help but feel guilty. I really do.
"What about your experience with THE THING?" [Queen of Dyrad]
"The worst. What exactly is THE THING? Goddess and Saintess Rumia only tell me that it is the will of all evil, born from the world itself, and that's the only description they can give" [Diana].
"Unfortunately, even I couldn't tell you much. Perhaps only your ancestor Aru can tell you, but unfortunately, her memories that reside in the World Tree have vanished without a trace" [Queen of Dyrad].
"Huh?" [Diana, Farhana]
"Let me explain" [Farhah]
Grandmother Farhah then tells us that the World Tree is a very special tree. It, along with the Ark of the Sea, which is closely guarded by the mermaid species, and the Child of the Moon of the Sky, which is guarded by Walpurgis, help regulate the mana of the entire world. Of course, all the mana that is dispersed can enter the earth, but these three help to better regulate it, otherwise some places will be completely devoid of mana, while some will have mana storm due to excess. These three have been preventing this from happening since they were created by the Goddess.
"They didn't even teach this in school. In fact, I'm sure even Nar and Sas don't know about it... Perhaps Master Merlin does know..." [Diana]
"This is a first for me as well" [Farhana].
"Each mana has its own memory, so by accessing the world tree, one could see the past event, unfortunately..." [Farhah]
"I understand. Since it basically records the history of the world itself, it can theoretically search for the past experience of the hero Aru" [Farhana].
"That's right though it's even harder than finding a needle in a haystack. It is like looking for a bubble in the sea, fortunately, it is quite possible, but her record just disappeared... Even the World Tree couldn't tell much after her journey to find THE THING" [Queen of Dyrad].
Two ants fight while releasing their mana, their fighting stored. Aru's fight with the Devil King, they're saved in the world tree. Even a student casting a spell at school for practice is recorded. It's really difficult, but
"It just disappeared? How? Don't tell me..." [Diana]
"Your assumption is correct. THE THING interfered and it won, unfortunately, but..." [Queen of Dyrad]
"But?" [Diana]
"Perhaps her heritage can help" [Queen of Dyrad].
"Wait! Really! How!?" [Diana]
"It's the item she gave to her children before she died, maybe traces of her mana there can help" [Queen of Dyrad].
This is great! That's really big news! Alas
"It's in the hands of the Empire!" [Farhana]
"The current chief of Aru Village, Flint, after killing my parents and older brother, kept it close to him, and now he's siding with the First Prince of the Empire, Prince Rufus" [Diana]
"Hence, what you just said" [Farhah]
"You have the Devil King awakening in ten years and even this problem, don't worry child blessed by fairies, I will help you" [Queen of Dyrad].
"Really!?" [Diana]
"Yes. For starters, how about I strengthen the wand given by the witch Merlin and the clothes woven by the fairies themselves" [Queen of Dyrad].